Thursday marked the first of several waves of evictions planned for this spring and summer, as the state winds down pandemic-era programs that have sheltered an estimated 80% of Vermont’s unhoused population in motels.
The National Weather Service reported that Vermont will likely be hotter than normal this summer, based on weather patterns and climate change analysis.
Roughly 400 Vermont establishments hold licenses to sell creemees or soft serve ice cream. VTDigger obtained the data — and mapped it.
The facility would fill a gap left after the closure of Woodside in 2020, but local residents overwhelmingly oppose its development.
A rise in deaths from related causes is the likely driver of Vermont’s higher-than-average death toll — but unmarked Covid deaths could be hidden in the data.
The news organization will continue to cover Covid closely but will focus reporting resources on bigger stories and broader trends — not incremental reports on data that has grown increasingly incomplete.
Insurance coverage for antigen tests and national Covid case data reporting are some of the biggest pandemic-era programs slated to end May 11.
The state reported a new low in Covid hospital admissions, and other indicators also fell.
Here’s what you need to know about the transition to bivalent vaccines for all Vermonters, and the new bivalent booster recommendations for immunocompromised people and those 65 and older.
In total, 960 Vermonters have died of Covid since the pandemic began in March 2020.
